I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.

An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution.

Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.

I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America's culture. It is as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary. We will be free, by any means necessary.

When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society.

Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.

There's no such thing as second class citizenship. That's like telling me you can be a little bit pregnant.